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Minnesota History

America's biggest real estate deal included half of Minnesota

The 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase is taking a back seat to the Lewis and Clark bicentennial observance. However, the Louisiana Purchase is arguably a bigger deal -- literally. In one stroke the size of the country was doubled. Behind the transaction lurks a tale of geopolitics and intrigue.

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Johnson and Humphrey

Two men who headed the United States in the '60s couldn't be more different. One used race and red-baiting to get ahead. The other was a champion of civil rights and civil liberties. One was a southern conservative, the other was a northern liberal. One was an insider. Each tried to use the other and they ended up running against each other for the nation's ultimate political prize. But together, Lyndon Johnson from Texas and Hubert Humphrey from Minnesota changed American history.

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Grand Portage: Rich in land, and protective of it

It's said that the twisted cedar tree has thrust from the rocky bluffs on Lake Superior for more than 300 years. The so-called "w" at the tip of Minnesota's Arrowhead region is a fixture in Minnesota calendars and tour books, and a symbol of the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa. To the Chippewa, or Ojibwe, who call it Manido-Gree-Shi-Gance or "spirit-little-cedar," it's a sacred site where tobacco offerings have been sprinkled for generations.

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Can small towns in Minnesota survive?

We discuss the future of small town Minnesota. The first annual symposium on small towns, "Rural Minnesota and a Century of Change," was held Wednesday and Thursday at the Center for Small Towns at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Are there lessons from the past that small towns can use to help them now? How do the issues facing small towns now compare to what they've faced over the past few generations?

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Rick Kahn says he has no regrets about Wellstone eulogy

More than seven months after the plane crash that killed Sen. Paul Wellstone and seven others, the man who changed the tone of the public memorial service for the victims into a political rally-like atmosphere says he doesn't understand why. In an in-depth interview with Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik, Rick Kahn spoke about his memorial service comments and the ensuing political fallout.

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Voices of Minnesota

Voices of Minnesota conversations with two of Minnesota's most prominent theater figures. Vern Sutton talks about his career as an professor and performer. And Bonnie Morris talks about her nearly 30 years of work as a founder of the Illusion Theater in Minneapolis.

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Budget cuts to close state historic sites

The Minnesota Historical Society will close seven of its 27 historical sites and lay off nearly one-third of its staff due to state budget cuts. The society will lose $8 million in state funding over the next two years. The sites, around the state, will be closed to the public, but will still be maintained.

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The Guthrie at 40: Facing a crossroads

Forty years ago, on May 7, 1963, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis opened its doors for the first time. The new theater was Sir Tyrone Guthrie's brainchild. The internationally-known director wanted to build high quality theater outside the influence of the New York scene. Four decades on, Guthrie's vision endures, but the theater now appears to be at a crossroads.

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"Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey: Two Strong Men"

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro gave Monday's Distinguished Carlson Lecture at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute. He is the author of a multi-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson, the most recent book is Master of the Senate, which won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize.

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Preston, Minnesota: At a fork in the river

Preston, Minn. Population 1,460. It's a small town in Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota. And it's facing some difficult decisions as it looks to the future -- balancing the need for economic development with the desire to protect its environment and its small-town way of life.

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